The Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force

Titre : Can You Feel The Force
Interprète : The Real Thing
Année : 1978
Auteurs compositeurs : Lynton Naiff
Durée : 4 m 09 s
Label : Pye Records

[@peterdudgon3830]

loved this at16 love it now im 60

[@leighmorgan9831]

A surprisingly underrated funky number. Full of energy, great rhythm Very catchy. Love it.

[@Juppalieu]

One of the best Disco classics ever. R.I.P. Ray Lake & Eddie Amoo

[@ruthgreen9031]

My favourite band. The Real Thing. The very best band to ever come out of Liverpool. R.I.P. Eddy and Ray.😢

[@bigthunderingdrum419]

A magical song, a magical place..liverpool, circa 1989-1990 early rave scene..

[@shepherdtaurainyangujr.562]

Oh, this Funk and Soul Band was actually from Liverpool in England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿?! I thought💭 maybe it was from the United States Of America🇺🇸, just like the 'Manhattans' or 'Commodores'.

[@astrothecat01]

Great band for sure...but a HUGE call to say they're the best band to come out of Liverpool...I mean...heard of The Beatles??

[@jayrogers8255]

@@astrothecat01 the what now?

[@michaelroughley4567]

There isn’t much competition it’s a pretty shitty city

[@francishodge5189]

Liverpool's own greatest Soul. Funk bands ever The legendary The Real Thing Can you feel the force brilliant Dance floor burner

[@IncucinaconMrD]

I can't believe how many years passed... but I still can feel the force!

[@sneakyalien101]

one of the best bands to EVER come out of Liverpool. The funk these guys have is off the scale.

[@charleswhite758]

Wow, I thought this was Philadelphia or something. To be honest that kills the glamour🤢😂

[@jorgeluispadron9156]

One of the Beautiful strongest disco songs ever. Bravo!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️💯💯💯💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺💃🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

[@gillyrick]

Take me back to the 70's.....

[@64claire]

OMG...! What a brilliant tune. Love it....

[@mikeyoung7660]

Brings back a lot of memories

[@Pressburger68]

This is one of my top funk pearls full of positive energy, totally petfect!

[@fabioseregli9997]

La mia hit preferita, la canzone di entrata per le mie serate dj negli anni 80 love love infinite thank you forever the Real thing

[@ALANLACORTEBRITO]

THIS IS FUNK MUSIC WITH SOUL MUSIC , JAZZ AND RHYTHM AND BLUES , SHOW

[@ullibaumgarten6212]

Unglaublich! Eines der besten Disco-Lieder aller Zeiten. Phantastisch!

[@digggi1315]

Was hat dieser Mann bloß?! RECHT hat er!!! Tolle Zeit damals... Gruß aus der Marmeladenstadt Bad Schwartau an der Ostsee, Stephan

[@anthonyfinn4048]

The lyrics are as relevant now as they were back then..more so. Love punk but this is a good tune.

[@alanmeech69]

Disco memories came flooding back. FABULOUS!

[@estherriding2293]

Saw them at the Shakespeare Club, Liverpool in the early 1970's quite a few times. They always came out after the show for a chat and signed autographs. They were fab live and so lovely.

[@rubenzamorano5194]

THIS IS REAL MUSIC... CLASSIC FOREVER.

[@beverleymcnab1323]

saw these guys last year. OMG FANTASTIC !!!!!!. Great memories of being 17, first concert i had seen. Blew me away

[@serzhgur1169]

what an excellent sound! first heard this song in 1980! Forever young music!

[@mcalles2518]

79,i think. Summer, Benidorm, Spain.

[@martinplatt5928]

Superb....underrated by a mile.....Chris and Eddie Amoo.....amazing music and very clever. I had this on 12" when it was released and it blew my mind. They should have been sooo much more successful with this.

[@MrTerryb1956]

agreed this was a great dance track and should have got more air time on the radio

[@Wizdom45]

Agree totally Awesome Band :-)

[@MrTerryb1956]

its a better track than " carent get by without you " IMO

[@silvastrands30]

They are geniuses x

[@nadineb.3768]

👍👍👍👍 I m 42 years and i think that is stil a Great Real Thing ..Its Huge....

[@maltelauffer5901]

The best disco song forever. The Real Thing the best soul and funky band forever!

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

I'd say more funky soul than disco ;)

[@michelplatoche7659]

Les bases ..et il y'en beaucoup...skyy, change, the gap band...et beaucoup d'autres 🎉

[@Juppalieu]

R.I.P. Ray Lake, who died 20 years ago on 9thMarch 2000

[@joe-vl3nd]

Now thats funky Happy days 👍🇬🇧

[@martinallman5275]

Bless you Eddie. Still feeling it. Always will. Sleep tight my fellow Scouser! May the force be with you!

[@zetametallic]

One of my biggest regrets was not seeing The Real Thing in our home city, I was going to see them at a music festival at the Pier Head but my friend couldn't go (2016?). Gutted!!! I should have found another opportunity I know😰. I remember first hearing this song on a red vinyl compilation LP my parents had/still have. I was 3, 1979 was an amazing year for music.

[@S-I-T]

The force is strong with these guys.

[@seanbailey1587]

what a feel good tune.👍👍

[@skygazer6898]

Reading about Eddie's death has brought me here this evening. I saw these guys 40 years back at Bailey's in Watford. They had 3 number 1's in the days when you had to sell a shedload to reach the top spot. Thanks for the memories.

[@skygazer6898]

Guy Hancox yeah the real thing were very good. It was a very funny evening as one of the friend's I was with fancied Eddy and walked down the stairs and right up to the platform to take a picture of him. Eddy actually posed for her but she couldnt get the camera to work. lol...........no mobile phones back in those days Guy.

[@johnmilbourn8876]

Great disco tune

[@frankmurphyburr3598]

brilliant guitar solo

[@renekeip3476]

I'm going so..... an insanely timeless work of art, ...

[@BoogieKnight1976]

Really stands out as a disco funk classic.

[@laurenceweeks8840]

Takes me back to Sixth Form Disco- 1979 in the school hall...happy days

[@toddblanks]

Pushing me back to a time when every band sounded incredible.

[@patrickalder8337]

2020 still gets the toes tappin

[@jeshun7071]

A real 70's retro killer from The Real Thing, ripe for the dancefloors & it was a Disco smash too, catchy chorus with a great hook

[@michaelfleming9757]

Brilliant band, they sound as good today as they did in the 70s

[@markbourne7345]

How great they were,so underrated ,they were the Real Thing music that will never die or get old

[@TheHalloweenmasks]

Such a beautiful classic!

[@TheSlighty]

As a kid growing up in the 70s and 80s I was convinced this song was all about Star wars .

[@marb9303]

It was based on it you were right .

[@BboySalamon]

I think so, especially since the release of this beautiful Disco hit was in 1977, when the the first movie about Star Wars was released🙂

[@ALANLACORTEBRITO]

THE REASON OF THESE SOUNDS IS THE SYNTHESIZER WITH EFFECTS LIKE SPACE MUSIC IN ELECTRONIC MUSIC

[@Gustav_Lynwood]

So it was not? 😮

[@ga-ow7yf]

No.

[@Carina-tn8oi]

Seen these at let’s rock 80s Swansea today absolutely amazing ❤❤❤

[@simoliz03]

When music was great!

[@adamkhan5274]

Best boogie song ever. And UK band ftw!

[@katiemace8864]

This song takes me back to my first true love 😢

[@britturk123]

I think the band may have looked at this song as a throw away poppy commercial song but the energy it packs is simply breath takingly good.

[@CttPla]

This is what Jedi's are dancing at Coruscant's night parties.

[@TIMOTHEE06]

TRES TRES GRAND

[@clairecox167]

❤

[@TheJillctun]

Absolute banger 😍

[@cuddlepaws4423]

This song just popped into my head so I had to listen to it. My but this brings back memories. When music had a really feel good groove to it. Damn I miss it.

[@goldieline]

LIVERPOOL BAND THE REAL THING THIS WAS ONE OF THEIR TOP HITS...CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE ...EDDY AMOO IS FIRST ON THE RIGHT...MEET THEM WHEN THEY CAME TO SHREWSBURY BACK IN THE 90..ES. EDDY AMOO WAS A REAL NICE GUY SO WERE THE REST OF THE BAND....ONE OF THE TOP BANDS BACK IN THE 70 ES AND 80 ES... LOVED THEIR MUSIC BACK IN THE DAY... Amoo, of 1970s British soul sensations the Real Thing, has died aged 74, the group has announced. The singer-songwriter died on Friday, 23 February, 2018 according to a statement from his brother Chris Amoo and Dave Smith who are still in the Liverpool band that formed in 1972. They tweeted: “It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our brother and inspiration, Eddy Amoo, who passed away on 23rd February, age 74.” The Real Thing’s hit singles from the mid-1970s include ‘You To Me Are Everything’, ‘Can You Feel The Force?’, and ‘Can’t Get By Without You....’😎 ”

[@Juppalieu]

That is wrong. Eddie is the second on the left with the guitar. On the right is his brother Chris Amoo. The singer is Ray Lake who died a few years ago

[@jacquelinesmall9287]

Gone were the days but I'm still feeling the niceness through my memories of the 70s and 80s Those were the days of music👡👢💃🕺🏾❤❤entertainment

[@irened5192]

In 2023, i still feel this wonderful Force and good music ❤❤❤❤

[@thebigyin4703]

Seen them in the fantasy disco in dulmen germany in 86......fantastic!!!

[@bengunns9500]

Another great band from Liverpool

[@paulsmith8405]

still massive in 2020!!

[@BboySalamon]

How I love this cosmic song, Discofunk forever!! 🛸✨🎆👍

[@johnmifsud2698]

Great song, amazed this band didn't have a string of hits..

[@davexxx5175]

Oh my God! How long...I'm here by chance Amazing song...amazing group ....amazing memories!

[@amethyst7084]

I know nothing about 'The Real Thing', nor can I remember the original release, but I've grown up listening to this and it's still epic! 👏🏾 🎼 🎆 ❤

[@johnjohn-rw5jg]

Crufts brought me here !!Go Chris .Top Tune

[@fredmorgado8573]

Qué sonido y qué feeling genera este tema. Activación inmediata aún 4 décadas después.

[@jeanpierrebernardi427]

Quelle plaisir et joie d’écouter ce morceau avec mon frère aîné qui malheureusement nous a quitté il y a 1 an et demi déjà a l’époque j’avais 12 ans J’en ai les frissons de joie dès que j’attends ce morceau de musique

[@k.l.6487]

HI FROM GERMANY, STILL GREAT!!!!!!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍😍

[@dazdillinger4325]

One of those funky sounds still booming 2018!!

[@fleety1]

saw them last night...still brilliant

[@barbara4165]

Dio come la adoro!! 😍😍💓💓😱😱

[@zagortenay114]

X me sei meglio te.

[@zagortenay114]

E nemmeno poo ....

[@feeltheforce10]

Great memories....Time flies !

[@klactoveesedstein195]

RIP Eddie Amoo. Thank you for the music x

[@bilstonrav1140]

Truly underated band, quality!

[@TheJackoelliott]

OMG back in Emmelines nightclub in Rugby in 82 . Forgot how good this was ....

[@worldwidebear1967]

Disco Nights.... here the Lyrics: Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force? Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? There's a mood spreading round the world today Can you feel the force? It's with you in your work or at your play Can you feel the force? They're cleaning up the streets throughout the world Can you feel the force? Ghetto folk have had the final furl Can you feel the force? You can feel the pressure lifting off your head People who make war are making love instead This could be the dawning of another time Hatred is a stranger we can see the sign Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force? Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force? All you people with your heads on the ground Can you feel the force? I can feel the hope spreading all around Can you feel the force? I can feel a new beginning in the air Can you feel the force? Peace and love forming everywhere Can you feel the force? You can see a change in people's attitudes Looking to the future in much brighter moods There's a message clearly written in the sky Time to change and soon we'll all be flying high Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force? Whoo oo oo ooo Can you feel the force? Can you feel the force?

[@rosaparraga3575]

Back in the days when lyrics played a major role in music!!

[@markanthonylike9632]

R.I.P Ed thanks for the Tunes and great sounds to feel good to.

[@talizorah7424]

Such a perfect song. :)

[@henkstevens6458]

Still listen to it in august 2019

[@clairduffy60]

Oh yes..

[@stevenfairlie3407]

And again in Jan 2020

[@lauradamico3027]

2020!!! 👍👍👍👌💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💙

[@sebastien7682]

2024 bin da. Je suis a fond dedans. Still here

[@carolineelkington407]

Seen them twice. The first time I was 18. The second time aged 61 - and still dancing... :)

[@deedee3330]

love this song reminds me of disco roller skating at whispering wheels in wolverhampton,happy days

[@fester54]

See The Real Thing at Robin 2 Bilston ( The originals in this vid minus Ray Lake ) November 17th 2017 ~ Always a good show

[@johnmilbourn8876]

@@fester54 hi

[@antoniodelatorre1846]

Yep, I can still feel it!

[@lorenzoricci1982]

Secondo me rimane il pezzo più bello al mondo da discoteca

[@liammurray89]

Oh yes, I can feel the force! 👍🏻👌🏻

[@angelahobbs1280]

Just what I need to kick-start the cold dark day. 💃🕺💫

[@ga-ow7yf]

Legendary Song.

[@derin111]

Having grown up with this sound (I was 15 when this was released…..and a Punk), I didn’t really appreciate just how good these guys (and others) were at the time, Just that immense wall of perfection and all pre the digital age of recording. Phenomenal !

[@maggiegrace961]

Fantastic music, great for dancing and reminiscing.

[@Catmad65]

Goosebumps!

[@richardlaversuch9460]

Let this optimism grow again, I pray.

[@mattadders9819]

May the force be with you…always

[@deeporlove]

Can you Feel the (happy)…..Timeless.

[@christinedavey7793]

Love this song just want to dance 💃 everything I hear it. They don't make song's like this any more

[@bp6329]

i prefer this to You To Me Are Everything.

[@roseagaatsz8403]

Classic forever ❤

[@AbbyPlaysThePiano]

YES I CAN !!!!! eind 70-er jaren, Dancing Cartouch Utrecht en dan de 12 inch versie .... De muziek van alle kanten, en maar dansen .... Die geluiden, de electronica ... Het was nieuw, maar het lijkt alsof er later nooit meer zoiets geweldigs gemaakt is ... Je voelde letterlijk " the force" van alle kanten. Bedankt Ton Poppes voor alle muziek !!!!!!

[@marklloyd4094]

2019 im here still wow Big Tune 79 i think well i did have it back in the day. Sound was just great what great sounds back then

[@mauriciocastelloboluda2579]

So BEAUTIFUL

[@rickysflower09]

RIP Eddy Amoo....thanks for the music! xo

[@chrispritchard3775]

Still a fantastic song even now in 2023 it's a timeless masterpiece

[@user-xh8qx2ht6n]

Super clasico💪💪

[@jonathanmills5662]

Quality soul funk disco. I defy anyone to listen to this without clicking their fingers and tapping their feet.

[@janicemitchell3628]

The real thing brilliant ❤

[@lindathelighthouse6518]

May The Force be with you ❤️🌎⚖️

[@kimbozw1808]

que la force soit avec vous!!